Gassville man receives five years in prison

10:36 PM,
Nov. 14, 2013

Benke

Written by

THOMAS GARRETT
sgarrett@baxterbulletin.com

A Gassville man is heading back to prison after pleading guilty Thursday in Baxter County Circuit Court in two cases to charges of breaking or entering, theft and drug violations.

Scott Andrew Benke, 51, was one of five people making plea changes before Circuit Judge John Putman. He was accused of stealing two chain saws from the bed of a pickup truck on July 28 and of having methamphetamine in his possession with intent to deliver on Oct. 1. In the latter case, he also pleaded guilty to possession of meth and possession of two Valium.

Benke had been in court on and off since May 2008 when he was first ...